Soulcalibur: 1 Game of the Year award

No count exists for 1999: Soulcalibur holds 1 of the 4 Game of the Year awards on record for a season from before the census, so no winner is named. D.I.C.E. Awards named The Sims its Game of the Year.

Soulcalibur is a 1998 fighting game developed and published by Namco. It is the second game in the Soulcalibur series, preceded by Soul Edge.

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Soulcalibur collected Game of the Year awards in 1999, a season with no full count, with 1 award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 1999 season: The Sims (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Soulcalibur win?

Soulcalibur won 1 Game of the Year award in the 1999 season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Soulcalibur win Game of the Year?

It shares the top of 1999 with The Sims, Gran Turismo 2 and Final Fantasy VIII on 1 award each. A tied season has no winner on this site.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released30 July 1998
DeveloperNamco
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment

3D fighting game
arcade video game
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Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	United States	1999	Electronic Gaming Monthly, issue 128, March 2000, page 139

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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.